Paranormal reads discounted - until Nov 1st!

In the spirit of Halloween, and my own love of staying home with a good book to read while passing out candy to little monsters, witches, zombies and action heroes - I have discounted some of my paranormal stories at All Romance eBooks.  Discounts range from 25-50% off.  There is a little something for all tastes ...

Fangs and Fur

When an evil scientist starts experimenting on shifters and vampires, trying to uncover the secret to their kind, the races must join together to stop him. In the process, four couples find love and passion beyond any they could have imagined.

Unnatural Bonds: Kali risks everything to free Riordan from the scientist. Once she succeeds, she isn't certain what to do with him. He has a good idea though ... if she's willing.

Laws of Nature: When Shaylee escapes from a kidnapping attempt, she manages to get to safety and the shelter of her neighbor Garrett's arms. Once there, she discovers she doesn't want to leave.

Bound in Blood: Anya is a protector for the vampire race. In the process of taking care of the threat to her people, she meets Ruben, who is delighted to find that she is his mate. Can this strong woman submit to a determined shifter?

Nature of the Beast: As a councilor for the vampire race, Kathryn has had to make hard choices--including sending Anya to take care of the scientist hunting them. One of the hardest thought is accepting that she is a shifter's mate. As a future alpha, Vance isn't willing to accept no for an answer

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The Life Not Lived

We all have those moments in our lives we wish we could take back. Natasha has come to regret the choices she has made in her life, the biggest one being turning away from the one woman she had ever loved. But thanks to a late night visit from a succubus and a magical diary that found its way into her life, she can have a second chance.  

If she’s willing to take a leap of faith …

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Time After Time

Sands of Time: After being diagnosed with inoperable cancer, Nicole can feel what time she has slipping away. Like many, she has told herself she would do the things she has always dreamed of "later". Pressed for time, later has come: she's going to see the world. She planned to start with Scotland , and go on from there, but once she arrives she meets a man she can't resist. Ciaran offers her a hope for the future she had given up on having, but it comes with a price. For Ciaran is not what he appears to be, and his race can't risk anyone finding out they exist.

Turning Back Time: Devastated at the news of her friend's supposed death, Julie rushes to Scotland to find some answers. What she finds instead is Roarke. Unwilling to let go of her search, Julie winds up figuring out what happened to Nicole. Along the way, she finds her own chance at happiness, if she can accept that Roarke isn't human.

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Blood Slave

Sometime in the near future, vampires have been found to exist and have been hunted down and systematically infected with a virus that causes them to lose their sight. But they have found a way around it, through the use of blood slaves.

Where The Blind Leads: Brandon is one of those possible slaves, and if his interview goes right, he will become his master's new eyes, food supply, and lover. After his master is done whipping him and testing his sexual abilities.

Leading The Blind: Nicholas used to be one of those slaves, but through the slow infection of the virus, he has been turned. Now he is facing a future he knows nothing about--dominating another. His old master decides to step in a find a new master for Nicholas, a mortal man who is not only willing to dominate a blind vampire, but also to be his blood slave.

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Maidens and Myths

Mt. Olympus will never be the same again ...

PANDORA: Created by the Gods as punishment. It took a goddess to understand that she too was being punished, and a God to unleash the woman she was truly meant to be.

PERSEPHONE: Kidnapped by Hades, she knew that there was more to him than the Lord of the Underworld bit. Underneath his death lord exterior beat a kind and caring heart, as she knew all to well.

PSYCHE: Beloved of Cupid, she wasn't to ever know who her husband was. But she wasn't content to be kept in the dark forever.

CHARON: He had been alone for a long time; then one day a whirlwind of emotion named Ledia demanded that he take her across Styx to meet with Hades, so that she could bargain for her brother's soul. Charon never expected to fall for the demanding minx.

GALATEA. Loved by her creator, she was given life. Unfortunately, the personality had to be worked on a bit.

APHRODITE: It's quite simple exhausting to be the goddess of love. Everyone wants something from her, including the other deities. Yet Aphrodite knows that sometimes a Goddess just has to have some down

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Paranormal Delights

Paranormal Delights is a collection of nine sexy tales of mortals, vampires, shifters, ghosts and angels.

Autumn Breeze: A breeze brings back memories, and something more.

Be Careful What You Wish For: On his birthday, a man wishes to understand the female mind and wakes up a woman. 

By The Light of the Moon: A woman finds her perfect match in an unexpected place.

Going Down?: A vampire finds himself trapped in an elevator with a woman who is more than she first appears.

Howl of the Full Moon: A werewolf prefers to sample the essence of female arousal rather than howling at the moon. 

On Angel Wings: Finding out her dream lover was real changes everything for one woman.

On The Prowl: A werecat’s mate waits for the sun to set, so her lover can claim her.

Peeping Ghost: A lonely ghost finds that watching almost makes up for what she missed.

To Dance with the Night: A very sensual vampire nibbles and savors his way through life.

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Shifters, shifters, everywhere! (AKA Now available in print)

The first six stories in the ANIMAL ATTRACTION series and a combined FANGS AND FUR/TIME AFTER TIME print edition.  It's shifters, shifters, everywhere!

TAMING THE WOLF: There’s always someone for everyone. Ben didn’t believe the old saying, though. Gay werewolves weren’t frequent occurrences of nature. Then Nathan turns up on his doorstep, a rogue in more ways than one - including being Ben’s mate. If he can teach the younger man how to tame his inner wolf. 

EMBRACING THE LEOPARD: Erik lives between two worlds, a leopard shifter drawn to males. An aberration within the abnormality of the shifter world, he chooses to live apart and alone rather than surround himself with what he cannot have. Then came Brandon. And both his worlds came together. 

UNLEASHING THE JAGUAR: Michael discovers zoos are no place for shape shifters when he finds himself caged in one as their newest jaguar . He has to find a means of escape without betraying his people’s existence. Then Danny shows up. And Michael’s not so sure which option’s least dangerous—the chance of rekindling the past with his ex or staying caged. 

CAGING THE TIGER: It took magic and Meric the Magician to prove Kyle wasn’t the only one of his kind. Sometimes illusions are real. 

HEALING THE FOX: Scott knew the wildlife rehabilitation center couldn’t save an injured fox -- since he was a shifter. He didn’t intend to fall in love with Christian when he took the shifter home, just save him. Now Scott has to decide if he really believes that letting go is the only way to hold on. 

CLAIMING THE OWL: Adam is caught between duty and desire. To retain his place in the owl parliament, he has to make sure the Matriarch’s son Nick comes to his own wedding. Easier said than done, since Nick isn’t remotely interested in his bride. Or in women. And Adam’s beginning to think Nick might be worth losing everything for.

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Two series in one print edition. 

TIME AFTER TIME 

Sands of Time: Like many, Nicole has told herself she would do the things she has always dreamed of "later"; diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer - later has come and she's going to see the world. Once she arrives in Scotland, she meets a man she can't resist. Ciaran offers her a hope for the future she had given up on having, but it comes with a price. For Ciaran is not what he appears to be, and his race can't risk anyone finding out they exist. 

Turning Back Time: Devastated at the news of her friend's death, Julie rushes to Scotland to find some answers. What she finds instead is Roarke. Unwilling to let go of her search, Julie winds up figuring out what happened to Nicole. Along the way, she finds her own chance at happiness, if she can accept that Roarke isn't human.    

FANGS AND FUR 

When an evil scientist starts experimenting on shifters and vampires, trying to uncover the secret to their kind, the races must join together to stop him. In the process, four couples find love and passion beyond any they could have imagined. 

Unnatural Bonds: Kali risks everything to free Riordan from the scientist. Once she succeeds, she isn't certain what to do with him. He has a good idea though ... if she's willing. 

Laws of Nature: When Shaylee escapes from a kidnapping attempt, she manages to get to safety and the shelter of her neighbor Garrett's arms. Once there, she discovers she doesn't want to leave. 

Bound in Blood: Anya is a protector for the vampire race. In the process of taking care of the threat to her people, she meets Ruben, who is delighted to find that she is his mate. Can this strong woman submit to a determined shifter? 

Nature of the Beast: As a councilor for the vampire race, Kathryn has had to make hard choices--including sending Anya to take care of the scientist hunting them. One of the hardest thought is accepting that she is a shifter's mate. As a future alpha, Vance isn't willing to accept no for an answer.

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What's old is new again ...

As some of you know, but others might not, a little over a year ago I slipped two disks in my neck.  As a result, I have had sporadic pain and numbness in my left arm and spasms in my back.  I had hoped last summer that things were taking a turn for the better - however it quickly backslid.  Now I am just taking it one day at a time.

Today was a good day.  I managed to make some significant progress on a story (so I am hoping to have something new soon), and to finally get the last of my current re-releases published.  Right now, they are available at All Romance eBooks and Smashwords, and will soon be out at Amazon.

First up is ...

FANGS AND FUR

When an evil scientist starts experimenting on shifters and vampires, trying to uncover the secret to their kind, the races must join together to stop him. In the process, four couples find love and passion beyond any they could have imagined.

Unnatural Bonds: Kali risks everything to free Riordan from the scientist. Once she succeeds, she isn't certain what to do with him. He has a good idea though ... if she's willing.

Laws of Nature: When Shaylee escapes from a kidnapping attempt, she manages to get to safety and the shelter of her neighbor Garrett's arms. Once there, she discovers she doesn't want to leave.

Bound in Blood: Anya is a protector for the vampire race. In the process of taking care of the threat to her people, she meets Ruben, who is delighted to find that she is his mate. Can this strong woman submit to a determined shifter?

Nature of the Beast: As a councilor for the vampire race, Kathryn has had to make hard choices--including sending Anya to take care of the scientist hunting them. One of the hardest thought is accepting that she is a shifter's mate. As a future alpha, Vance isn't willing to accept no for an answer.

All Romance eBooks - Fangs and Fur by Michelle Houston

Smashwords – Fangs and Fur – a book by Michelle Houston


Next is ...

MAIDENS AND MYTHS

Mt. Olympus will never be the same again ...

PANDORA: Created by the Gods as punishment. It took a goddess to understand that she too was being punished, and a God to unleash the woman she was truly meant to be.

PERSEPHONE: Kidnapped by Hades, she knew that there was more to him than the Lord of the Underworld bit. Underneath his death lord exterior beat a kind and caring heart, as she knew all to well.

PSYCHE: Beloved of Cupid, she wasn't to ever know who her husband was. But she wasn't content to be kept in the dark forever.

CHARON: He had been alone for a long time; then one day a whirlwind of emotion named Ledia demanded that he take her across Styx to meet with Hades, so that she could bargain for her brother's soul. Charon never expected to fall for the demanding minx.

GALATEA. Loved by her creator, she was given life. Unfortunately, the personality had to be worked on a bit.

APHRODITE: It's quite simple exhausting to be the goddess of love. Everyone wants something from her, including the other deities. Yet Aphrodite knows that sometimes a Goddess just has to have some down time.

All Romance eBooks - Maidens and Myths by Michelle Houston

Smashwords – Maidens and Myths – a book by Michelle Houston


Then ...

ENSLAVING HEAVEN

Lyssa is disgusted by the whole sale of slaves, but finds herself drawn to one of the ladies on the selling block. After impulsively purchasing her, Lyssa now has to decide what to do with Alya -- she can't just keep her. But the former prostitute, now slave, has other plans for her new mistress, including convincing her to let her stay.

As if Lyssa doesn't have enough to deal with, her pilot and best friend Nita is having problems adjusting to the newest member of their crew, and how it makes her feel. Nita had once found what Lyssa has, but lost it thanks to her. When an accident gives Nita a second chance with the woman she loves, she risks Lyssa's wrath to be with her.

All Romance eBooks - Enslaving Heaven by Michelle Houston

Smashwords – Enslaving Heaven – a book by Michelle Houston


And finally ...

WHISPERS IN THE NIGHT

Tales of Sapphic Seduction

Thirteen erotic tales of hot and horny moments between two women as they explore soft perfumed flesh, taste of the peach of womanhood and savor the essence that leaks forth. BENEATH THE MISTLETOE is the story of a sexy woman who seduces her date at her office party. Enter a world of voyeurism in WINDOW DANCER as Amber watched her neighbor undress for bed. And many more … From slow, sensual lovemaking, to hot kinky sex, this collection has a bit of it all.

All Romance eBooks - Whispers In The Night: Tales of Sapphic Seduction by Michelle Houston

Smashwords – Whispers In The Night: Tales of Sapphic Seduction – a book by Michelle Houston

Writing Update

As I mentioned in my last post, I have pulled some of my stories from publication and I am tweaking them a little bit.

Rest assured, if you already own these stories I will come up with a way for you to get access to the newer version without having to buy it again (unless you just want to - in which case who am I to complain).

Now for my progress:

Enslaving Heaven has been expanded/modified.  Added about 1,500 words to it.  It needed the modification to prepare for the sequel, Unleashing Hell, that I have started.

Touched up the first two stories in the Kinky Girls Do collection - Your Attention Please and Chasing Her Dream.  Expanded All About Trust, adding another 50% to it.

I am still debating what I want to do with the Fangs and Fur stories, but I have expanded/modified the first story - Unnatural Bonds.  Going to be working on the other three in the near future.

Covers have been created for quite a few of my re-releases, and I have plans for the rest, so keep your eye on the website for those.

Top Rankings to Ring in the New Year with

Whoohoo!

I am SO THRILLED.

FANGS AND FUR is number 3 at Whiskey Creek Press for the month of December (http://www.whiskeycreekpresstorrid.com/bestsellers.shtml), and is still holding strong at Fictionwise for WCP at number 10 (http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/whiskeycreekpresseBooks.htm?cache). It's been in the FW Top 10 for WCP for a while now.

News to beat that though ... BLOOD SLAVE is in the Top 25 best-sellers for 2008 with Phaze. It came out in August, so that's a heck of an achievement.

New Review for FANGS AND FUR

Rachel of Bitten By Books gave Fangs and Fur a rating of 4 Tombstones.

Whoohoo!

"Fangs and Fur is a good mix of suspense, sacrifice, eroticism, and interesting twists on vampire and shapeshifter culture, this is a fun anthology that twists and weaves together to form the unions of four unlikely couples."

Read the full review at: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=1211

Contest Winners!

I'd like to thank EVERYONE who entered my contest. I am so thrilled with the turn-out. : )

My writing partner and friend D Musgrave (dmusgrave.com) was roped into helping me pick the winners for the contest. I gave him a set of numbers to chose from, one for each entry, first person to enter was number 1 and so on, and he selected the numbers without knowing who entered. LOL I did have to let him know what it was for since I didn't want the "you weirdo, why are you asking me to pick a number" look. LOL

The lucky winners are Breia B. and Tami C. Congrats ladies!

I will be running a contest or two as my blog tour rolls along. So if you didn't win this time, there will definitly be other opportunities.

Blog Tour -- Evolution of a cover: Fangs and Fur

The first entry on my blog tour (that is off my site LOL) has been posted.

Check it out at: http://www.erecsite.com/blog

And feel free to leave a comment either there or here.

The Story Behind The Story: Fangs and Fur

FANGS AND FUR actually started out as just the first story - Unnatural Bonds.

Back when SAWA (Sexy Authors With Attitude) was around and Jamie Hill first introduced me to Whiskey Creek Press Torrid, I looked over WCPT's calls for submissions. Two of their calls caught my attention: the one for the Celtic Love Knots series and the one for a duet of anthologies they were putting together - Summer Solstice Scorchers and Samhain Scorchers.

I was looking to give a new pub a try, and expand my writing style a bit, and the call for the anthologies gave me that chance.

WCPT wanted sexy paranormal stories for both anthologies, and I started tossing ideas around. The first thing that came to me was the classic hero to the rescue theme, but I wanted it to be a bit different. I wanted the hero to be stronger, faster, more capable of taking care of himself than a normal man, and I wanted the heroine to be the one to ride to the rescue.

Which is how Unnatural Bonds came to be. Kali, a mere human, had to save the vampire Riordan. So I had an idea for the Summer Solstice Scorchers anthology. All that was left was to write it all out, which I did.

But I also wanted to do a story for the companion anthology, Samhain Scorchers. So I started tossing around more ideas, and when I was working on Unnatural Bonds I had also toyed with the idea of a stronger female, a shifter, and a human male. I wanted the guy to be a bit geekier than the normal hero, less alpha male and more adorable. I wanted the heroine to be small yet fiesty. And her animal soul couldn't be a big bad-ass either. I toyed with ideas, and then I went to the Zoo, where it hit me just what Shaylee turned into. : ) And her and Garrett's story - Laws of Nature - was born.

WCPT accepted both stories, even though the 'themes' of the anthologies were months apart in time, and the stories themselves only had about a day or two difference between them.

After they were accepted, I moved on to other things, but I always felt the story was only half told. I mentioned the 'problem' of the evil scientist being taken care of, but not the means by which it happened. That called for at least one more story. It wound up being two - Bound In Blood - and - Nature of the Beast. During Laws of Nature I mentioned that Shaylee has two unmated brothers, and I couldn't decide which of them I wanted to pair up, so I split up the tasks needed to be wrapped up, and gave them each a mate - two very different types of vampires who match them perfectly.

Since my contract, as most normal contracts do, asked for first look at any follows ups done with the ame characters/universe, and I planned to put all four stories together into one collection anyways, I emailed the publisher at WCPT and asked if they would be willing to look at doing the anthology with all four stories, or if they would only consider fresh material. She emailed back and told me to submit it and she'd take a look.

When I finished the stories and got them all edited and cleaned up I dashed off the email. When I got the acceptance I was thrilled. Finally the full story would be told as it was meant to be - and that story is FANGS AND FUR.

Now Available: FANGS AND FUR

I am so excited about this release. Ever since Summer Solstice Scorchers (which contained Unnatural Bonds) came out I have been waiting for the chance to tell the whole story. : )

And now it's here. Whoohoo!

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BLURB:

When an evil scientist starts experimenting on shifters and vampires, trying to uncover the secret to their kind, the races must join together to stop him. In the process, four couples find love and passion beyond any they could have imagined.
-- Kali risks everything to free Riordan from the scientist. Once she succeeds, she isn't certain what to do with him. He has a good idea though ... if she's willing.
-- When Shaylee escapes from a kidnapping attempt, she manages to get to safety and the shelter of her neighbor Garrett's arms. Once there, she discovers she doesn't want to leave.
-- Anya is a protector for the vampire race. In the process of taking care of the threat to her people, she meets Ruben, who is delighted to find that she is his mate.
-- As a councilor for the vampire race, Kathryn has had to make hard choices--including sending Anya to take care of the scientist hunting them. One of the hardest thought is accepting that she is a shifter's mate. As a future alpha, Vance isn't willing to accept no for an answer.

New Reviews!

Receieved two wonderful reviews today! One is for A CHANGE OF PACE, my most recent release, and the other is for FANGS AND FUR, which comes out in September. Neither has links live yet, but I have to share snippets from the reviews. They are too good not to.

(Doing the happy dance!)

"A CHANGE OF PACE is a fiery story of passion, withheld for a decade, between two old college friends. The lovers are easy to relate too and there are sparks every time they have a scene together. I can’t get over how sexy it is when the author speaks of Alan Vivanio. A man bigger than life, but the kind of guy every woman dreams of. I enjoy the way Michelle Houston describes Nicole’s feelings about her life and Alan. It gives depth to the characters and creates a more intense connection between them. Houston portrays the sex scenes with precise explanations and it truly helped that I wasn’t made to stop and think of acrobatics. The encounter was refreshing, hot, steamy, naughty and absolutely to the point. A CHANGE OF PACE got my pulse jumping with each page and I was pleasantly surprised with the witty ending." ~ Twila, for Dark Angel Reviews

"Four different stories but all of them are connected. In reality the author could have just written one story about the situation and given all the characters roles. In saying that the passion of the couples in each story would not have been as well captured if bunched together. Separately they all get their own limelight and of course they all get their amazing love scenes.
Hot paranormal romance and a good storyline to boot. This is a nice collection of four quick saucy stories that will please a lot of appetites." ~ Amber Chalmers, for ParaNormal Romance Reviews

Fantastic First Review for Fangs & Fur

Just got the wonderful news a little bit ago. FANGS & FUR, my September Whiskey Creek Press release, has received its first review.

Simply Romance Reviews gave it an A+ OUTSTANDING REVIEW rating.

Whoohoo! Oh yeah baby! I am so glad that I finished up the story arc I had begun with the short story Unnatural Bonds in the Summer Solstice Scorchers anthology.

You can check out the review at:

http://www.simplyromancereviews.com/srrreviews/fangs%20and%20fur%20anthology.aspx

I can't wait for this one to come out.

New Cover Art

Received the cover art for FANGS AND FUR, my September release from Whiskey Creek Press Torrid.

I think it's perfect! Whoohoo!

We wanted to add in something to add the vampire element in (tried doing that with a font), but thought any more would be too busy (and the font didn't mesh that well). As it is we have two of the three shifters and a sexy couple.

Releases news

It looks like A Change of Pace (Phaze) is moving to an August release, leaving Blood Slave (Phaze) as my only July title. Which is fine by me. I actually like them spread out a little bit. : )

Also, Playing For Keeps (Phaze) is tentatively scheduled for an October release, and Fangs & Fur (Whiskey Creek Press Torrid) looks to be locked in as a September release.

I'll post cover art for the last two as soon as I have it.

New Acceptance: Fangs and Fur

Just got the news today - Whiskey Creek Press Torrid has accepted my collection of vampire/shifters stories called FANGS AND FUR. It's coming out in September of this year. Woohoo!

FANGS AND FUR is four stories, the first two of which were in the two Scorchers anthologies.

Here's the tentative full blurb for the collection.

When an evil scientist starts experimenting on shifters and vampires, trying to uncover the secret to their kind, the races must join together to stop him.

Kali risks everything to free Riordan from the scientist. Once she succeeds, she isn’t certain what to do with him. He has a good idea though … if she’s willing.

When Shaylee escapes from a kidnapping attempt, she manages to get to safety and the shelter of her neighbor Garrett's arms. Once there, she discovers she doesn’t want to leave.

Anya is a protector for the vampire race. In the process of taking care of the threat to her people, she meets Ruben, who is delighted to find that she is his mate.

As a councilor for the vampire race, Kathryn has had to make hard choices – including sending Anya to take care of the scientist hunting them. One of the hardest thought is accepting that she is a shifter’s mate. As a future alpha, Vance isn’t willing to accept no for an answer.